Mixing faucet



Jul 5,1932.

N. H. HENDERSON MIXING FAUCET Filed Aug. 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

Patented July 5, 1932 ATEN'I: OFFICE nmon 1r. nmmnnson, or smcusa, Nnw YORK nrxme ravens Application filed August 1a, 1928. Serial No. 299,235,-

The titlemixing faucetas used herein is intended to indicate only such faucets as have one operating lever for-both hot and cold water valves v-anclnot the double swing spout faucets with a hot water valve and ,also a cold water valve separately controlled."

This faucet has new; characteristics and combines several'desirable; features as fol- One operati both hot and cq wide open whenrelcased, if desired. A swinging type of discharge nozzle can be used and by swingin the operating lever from slde to side the ischarge can be made hot or cold or any desired mixture thereof.

In addition to'the above the faucet has an extra outlet for connection to a flexible hose or spray useful in cleaning dishes, vegetables, etc. i

There is also a novelself grinding feature in connection with the valve seat.

The extra outlet is arranged so that it may be connected to a container for soap orwashing com ound so the water passing to the flexible hose is more efiicient for washing purposes. When the water is passing to this extra outlet it is closed off from going to the regular swinging discharge nozzle.

This invention consists in the novel manner of arranging the different parts of the faucet to accomplish all the abovefeatures and at the same time produce an article of pleasing appearance and practical to build.

It further consists of other novel features of construction and advantage, each of which will be hereafter fully set forth.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown an embodiment of this in the accompanying drawings.

I wish it understood that the various novel features of which my invention consists can be organized in other forms and that my in- 45 vention is not limited to the precise arrange- 10 lever "onl is necessary for .wat'erjlt is lever will stay ment as herein described and shown or to use in the household only.

. Reference is now made to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front view of the faucet. y

Fig. 2 is a top view indicating different po-. sitions of swinging nozzle and operatlng lever by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken ,on line X.-X of Fig. 5.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line MM of Fig. 5 showing the valve closed.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional and plan view taken on line YY of Fig. 4, and turned through ninety degrees. I I

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line M+-M showing the valve open with the spout turned to divert water to the spray. a

In describing these views it will be seen that there aretwo sources of water supply and that in Figures '3 and 4 one of these is entirely closed while in Fig. 6 both will be partly open.

In Fig. 2 are indicated by dotted lines different positions of the discharge nozzle marked P and R, also different positions of the valve operating lever marked S and T.

Fig. 3 shows the relation of the valve parts which would cut off one source of water sup- .ply entirely and in which the operating lever would take the position indicated at S in case the valve was opened.

In Fig. 6 the operating lever has a position midway between those indicated at .S and T. i

In the drawin s similar reference characters are employer? to designate the same parts throughout.

(1) represents the mainvalve body, (2) is the valve stem which carries a valve disc 31:). 85 At (4) and (5) are shown the inlets for 0t and cold water respectively. (6) is the operating lever.,(-7;-) is a rotary valve or disc higher on one sidethan the other. It operates to shut off completely or partly the hot or cold water inlets when it is twisted by the square extension of the valve stem which slides up and down in the square hole at the center. (8) is the swinging discharge nozzle of the faucet which will deliver water while swinging through an arc of about 180 degrees but if pushed farther against the wall of the sink as indicated by dotted lines at P and B, Fig. 2, the water will be cut off and a passage will be opened from the interior of the va ve to the stationary outlet (14).

(9) is the passage or opening on the inside of the discharge nozzle which communicates with opening (10) in the main valve body. It will be seen that when the swinging nozzle (8) is turned more than 90 degrees either way from the center position shown in Fig. that the openings (9) and cease to register with each other and the water will stop flowing from the nozzle. If the nozzle is now turned still further as shown in Fig. 6 and indicated at P and R Fig. 2 one of the openings (11) will register with openings (12) and (13 in the valve body and the water will be ischarged through outlet (14). The spring (15) holds the valve (3) against the valve seat a ainst the water pressure under the seat an as there will be some twisting of the valve by its operator before being opened this will keep the valve tight by continually grinding it to the seat.

It is to be understood that this faucet can be used for other liquids other than water as well as gases in connection with soda fountains and the like.

Therefore I wish it understood that obvious changes and substitutions may be made without evading the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a mixing faucet, a swinging discharge nozzle, a receiving chamber surrounded by a cylindrical wall, having two openings, the discharge nozzle being arranged to swing about a vertical axis and having passages which are adapted to operate to register with the openings in the cylindrical wall.

2. In a mixing faucet, a valve body sur rounding a mixin chamber, a receiving chamber with a cylmdrical wall, a swinging discharge nozzle arranged to turn on the outside of the cylindrical wall, a passage in the body of the discharge nozzle, an outlet in the wall of the receivmg chamber in line with the passage in the valve body, the discharge nozzle operating to swing into a position where its passage will register with the o ening in the receiving chamber wall and a so with the passage in the valve body, the channel so formed being an outlet from the receiving chamber.

3. In a mixing faucet, a valve body surrounding a mixing chamber and a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber having two outlets, a passage arranged in the valve body in line with one of the outlets, a swinging discharge nozzle surrounding the receiving chamber, having assages arranged to register alternately wit the respective openings in the receiving chamber, one of these passages being arranged to connect with the passage in the valve body when it registers with its respective opening in the receiving chamber.

4. In a mixing faucet, a mixing chamber, openings into the chamber from two sources of supply and a rotary valve in the chamber operating to control the relative flow from the openings, an outlet from the mixing chamber closed by a valve disc, which is located outside the chamber, a valve stem operating to lift the valve disc by a motion along its axis and operating to change the relative flow from the supply openings by a separate rotary motion.

5. In a mixing faucet, a mixing chamber and a receiving chamber, a valve disc arranged in the receiving chamber operating to c ose the opening between the two chambers being a valve stem centrally located and extending through the valve disc into both chambers and a spring located in the receiving chamber operating to hold the disc in its closed position.

6. In a mixing faucet, a mixing chamber and a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber having a cylindrical wall, a swinging dischar e nozzle arranged to turn on the outside of t e cylindrical wall and an outlet in the wall to allow the water to pass into the discharge nozzle, a valve openin between the mixing chamber and the receiving chamber and a valve disc for the opening which operates to open and close the faucet.

7. In a mixing faucet, a centrally located valve having a valve disc, operated by a valve stem, means for imparting an axial motion or a separate rotary motion to the valve stem, two sources of water supply and a rotary valve arranged to control the relative flow from the two sources, the valve stem being extended through the valve disc for the purpose of operating the rotary valve.

8. In a mixing faucet, a mixing chamber having inlets from two sources of water supply, a rotary valve located in the mixing chamber, operating to open and close the inlets a valve disc on the outlet of the mixing chamber, the disc bein operated by a valve stem, the valve stem eing connected to a cam on a valve lever, the cam being designed to hold the valve disc open when released in its open position.

9. In a mixing faucet, an operating lever connected to a rotary valve which is arranged to allow water to enter from either or both of two sources and to change the relative proportions of same by swinging about a vertical axis, and a swinging discharge nozzle arranged to deliver-Mater at either of two outlets by swinging the nozzle about the same vertlcal axis.

5 10. In a mixin faucet, a swin discharge nozzle an a stationary is ciar outlet, the swingin nozzle operating to vert the discharge mm the stationary outlet to the swinging nozzle or the reverse when i the nozzle is rotated about a vertical axis and a valve operating to 0 n and close the faucet independently of t e movement of the swinging dlschar e nozzle.

NELS ON H. HENDERSON. 

